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Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration

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Post by hombre_fatal » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 4:03 AM UTC

dominotw wrote: post #25

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There's a Youtube Channel called Bald Cafe where men are interviewed about their hair loss, and they shave their heads. https://www.youtube.com/c/Baldcafe/videos It's easy to see that for some people it's a big deal, and it's a bit tricky for them to come to terms with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfxZvMydPYQ

> and they shave their heads. I think this a harmful trend too. Ironically, Pepetuates the same concept that something natural like balding is something to hide. Being bald without completely shaven look is a ok, normal and attractive too.

Not shaving your head unfortunately puts you in the familiar camp of men who basically deny their balding and can't roll with the punch.

Just get rid of it.

Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration

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Post by JabavuAdams » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 4:27 AM UTC

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Sure, in that specific case I’d agree it’s a flag. But there’s a general truth to sexual attractiveness in there, and it’s better to accept the reality as it is and adapt. Sometimes it's better to just learn the dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX40mBb8bkU Remember what the dormouse said: Shave your head (or something like that)

> there’s a general truth to sexual attractiveness in there Even a cursory consideration of the numerous bald celebrities should be sufficient to disabuse yourself of this notion. There is no general truth to sexual attractiveness as related to hair, or height, or skin colour, or weight, or…

Gee, I wonder whether there's anything about celebrities that might make them more generally attractive than average balding dudes?

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Post by novok » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

matwood wrote: post #183

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That's the problem with bald, the pretty much the only 'stereotypically attractive' archetype you have is fit muscular action man. The only non-fit celeb I can really think of that might be known as attractive is Patrick Stewart in TNG, and I'm not sure if he was considered attractive vs. more respected role model and leader.

I wouldn't put Willis in the category as particularly muscular. He's usually cast at the every man. What he does is exude man in his on screen confidence.

He is above average in fitness and muscularity, and he is an action hero actor, so it's pretty close!

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Post by jobigoud » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 7:52 AM UTC

cassianoleal wrote: post #137

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I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…

I still remember the day I saw a quote on Twitter from an account that I think was called something like @PicardQuotes. Their tweets were usually little gems that could have been said by Capt. Picard. This particular quote was simply: "Bald is better than balding." When I realised there was no turning back, and not having hair would be a lot better than fighting against the inevitable, I started wearing my bare scalp…

How is it easier to maintain? If you want to be fully bald and look good you have to shave every day or every few days. For the balding "look" you don't have anything to do at all.

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Post by andresp » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 7:57 AM UTC

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I don't think my loss of confidence is the cause.. I was more than confident (if anything overly confident) before I was losing my hair. I'm not sure if you are also dealing with hair loss but it's hard for me to converse with people who simply aren't going through what I am experiencing. And I'm able to shield my emotional strife and lack of confidence for the time being with hair fibers so it hasn't affected my bod…

I started shaving my head this year (though I'm a few years older than you). I've gotten a few thoughtless comments from people too. Just to clarify I didn't say 'just' hit the gym; I said that was the easy part. Doing the internal work to get to the point where you are confident because you feel you are a person who has value to offer to the world around you is challenging. And I guarantee you have more to offer tha…

Interesting that you say it is all about confidence and self love but yet you felt the need to shave it off. If it is so relative why didn't you leave it as it is instead of trying to hide the problem with a complete shave? I find that reasoning quite inconsistent and shows that even the people that say are beyond it, are actually still trying to accommodate for minimal damage by matching societal expectations. If it was all about confidence and the other things you had to offer, you really wouldn't care, would you?

Nothing wrong with trying to appeal to others, but it is better to be honest about it. "Shave it off so it doesn't look as bad for most people and it doesn't affect your life as much" is a more honest advice than "it is all about confidence and value you give to others". Being real is part of the value you give to others.

There are a lot of things worse than losing your hair, but people who worry about it don't necessarily think they provide no value to others, and people who say they don't worry about it sometimes are the ones that worry so much more that they ended up changing their behaviour, routine and appearance (gym, beard, shaving, clothes, personality...) just to cope with the insecurity.

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Post by jobigoud » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 8:03 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #5

bichiliad wrote: post #2

I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…

There are so many good bald looks these days. Even just shaving your entire dome looks pretty awesome. I’ve never had a “hah that guy’s bald” moment. But I’ve had many, “damn, kinda jealous of that style...” moments.

> Even just shaving your entire dome looks pretty awesome.

It's the one and only look. That's what I miss the most about no longer having hairs, options.

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Post by mft_ » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 10:03 AM UTC

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I have Alopecia Areata. It meant I had bald spots (pure bald - not just thin) of varying (and ever changing!) size from around 4 years old. I know how you are feeling first hand from the hell I survived at the hands of other children when I was young and the awkwardness of teenage dating with bald spots. It took me a long time to work up the courage to shave it all off - I did so at 19. I have no idea why it took so…

I appreciate the story and the kind advice, definitely helps to know I'm not alone. Regardless, my hair has been part of my identity and is something I take pride in. When I envision myself in the future with something I no longer have, it can be traumatic because I always assumed my hair wouldn't fall out until maybe my late 20s. Maybe its my excuse but I haven't reached the stage where I need to completely shave it…

As someone who has also recently moved from vainly trying to maintain a thinning hairstyle to buzz-cutting, I really do get where you're at.

> I'm sorry but I completely disagree with the folks that are saying to just shave it off and that the "only person worrying about your hair is you". That is completely untrue, especially in our society today.

I think it's partially true, but maybe more true than you're allowing yourself to believe right now.

> Being a relatively above-average individual in terms of my looks, losing my hair has definitely made me lose a lot more attention from women. Not to mention my confidence has gone straight down the drain and I find it hard to focus on other aspects of my life like my work and hobbies.

Read that paragraph you wrote again. What jumps out at me is "losing my hair has definitely made me lose a lot more attention from women. Not to mention my confidence has gone straight down the drain".

So let me offer a couple of hypotheses:

1. You're right that you've lost attention from women, but you're wrong about the reason: maybe a lot of it is down to your loss of confidence, rather than your loss of hair?

2. You're wrong that you've lost attention from women, but you've already decided (in your current psychological situation, lacking confidence) that you will do, and so you're looking for confirmation of this, and are misinterpreting various pieces of data? (Conformation bias can be strong and compelling.)

While hair vs. no hair may be a factor in how attractive people are considered, it's only one factor. There are lots of others (not least, confidence, as mentioned, also face, build, height, skin condition, tan, clothing, behaviour, belongings, hobbies, intelligence, humour, conversation... the list is endless) which would explain how people who might lack one obvious aspect (e.g. height, or hair) can still be very successful at attracting the opposite sex.

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Post by lotsofpulp » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 10:11 AM UTC

matwood wrote: post #183

novok wrote: post #170

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That's the problem with bald, the pretty much the only 'stereotypically attractive' archetype you have is fit muscular action man. The only non-fit celeb I can really think of that might be known as attractive is Patrick Stewart in TNG, and I'm not sure if he was considered attractive vs. more respected role model and leader.

I wouldn't put Willis in the category as particularly muscular. He's usually cast at the every man. What he does is exude man in his on screen confidence.

I don’t know if Willis would have succeeded today. I can’t think of any similar “every man” casting today. Maybe the new Jurassic Park guy? But I would say he’s much better looking than Willis.

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Post by lotsofpulp » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 10:13 AM UTC

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There's a running joke on the wsb subreddit about this, about the return that Elon saw in getting his hair fixed (I can't find the specific phrasing and construct of the joke at the moment), but anyway his transformation is fairly notable and there's no doubt it contributed in some part to his success: https://thenewdaily.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/elon-m... I wish it were not true, but I think it sadly is, th…

The concept of "pretty privilege" is something I'd never really payed much attention to throughout life. I always focused on hard work, kindness, sincerity, positivity, and openness. I hit 30 recently, and while I had a lot of people who value me, I didn't really feel like I was being pulled in so much as proving my way into society. So I started focusing on superficial stuff. Better clothes, better style, cologne, s…

> And from an evolutionary perspective, it makes sense: good looking is supposed to mean good genes, and good genes are precious.

There’s also other inferences you can draw, such as being disciplined enough to groom, having time and money to have clean, fitting clothes, etc.

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Post by dominotw » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 2:02 PM UTC

hombre_fatal wrote: post #221

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> and they shave their heads. I think this a harmful trend too. Ironically, Pepetuates the same concept that something natural like balding is something to hide. Being bald without completely shaven look is a ok, normal and attractive too.

Not shaving your head unfortunately puts you in the familiar camp of men who basically deny their balding and can't roll with the punch. Just get rid of it.

How? I don't want to shave my head every weekend. I shave every 1 month or so. Towards the end i have the classic bald man look. How is that 'denying my balding' ? bald look doesnt bother me. So why the perception that i have some physiological issues re my balding if i don't shave on a regular basis.